FACTS ABOUT THE
TOBAGO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
Ministry of Tobago Affairs
10 St Vincent Street
(Cor. St Vincent Street &
Independence Square South)
Port of Spain, Trinidad
Telephone:
868-624-1403
868-624-4792
The Tobago House of Assembly Act, 1996
WHO ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY?
Member for Scarborough / Signal Hill
Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly
Ms. Cynthia Alfred
Member for Bacolet / Mt St George
Deputy Chief Secretary
Appointed Councillors:
Mr. Anslem London
Mr. Neil Wilson
Mr. Hilton Sandy
Leader of Assembly Business
Mr. Alex Brown
Opposition Bench:
Mr. Hochoy Charles
Member for Plymouth / Golden Lane
Minority Leader
Mr. Cecil Caruth
Member for Roxborough / Delaford
Ms. Miriam Caesar-Moore
Member for Bethel / Patience Hill
Mr. Ashworth Jack
Member for Moriah / Parlatuvier
Presiding Officer:
Mrs. Anne Mitchell-Gift
Deputy Presiding Officer:
Mr. Anthony Arnold
Member for Providence / Calder Hall
WHERE DOES IT MEET AND HOW OFTEN?
The Assembly meets in the Assembly Chamber once a month (on the fourth Thursday of every month).
WHAT ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT IS PROVIDED TO THE ASSEMBLY?
The Clerk of the Assembly provides administrative support to the assembly and is "responsible for the efficient discharge of such functions as fall to be discharged by him under the rules and standing orders of the assembly, or as may be assigned to him by the presiding officer."
WHO ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND WHAT ARE THEIR INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES?
Executive Council: 6 Executive Secretaries and 3 Assistant Secretaries
Mr. Orville London - Chief Secretary with Responsibility for Legal matters, Energy, Information, Special projects and Telecommunications. Secretary for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports. Library services, Trade centres, Pre-school, Special education, Recreation grounds and facilities, the stadium and hard courts. Finance, Planning and Public Administration. Finance, Customs and Excise, Inland Revenue, Social and Economic Planning, Physical Planning, Statistics, Public Services Administration, Public Administration, Human Resource Management, Quarters Administration (formerly Property Management), Freedom of Information Act.
Mr. Lennox Smith - Assistant Secretary.
Ms. Cynthia Alfred - Deputy Chief Secretary and Secretary for Health and Social Services. Environmental Health, Tobago Regional Health Authority, Quarantine Services (excluding Plant Food Quarantine), Food and Drugs, Gender Affairs, Old Age pension, Public Assistancce, Social help and Rehabilitation Effort Programme, Homes for the Aged, Social Welfare, Probation services and Cemeteries.
Dr. Anslem London - Secretary of Finance
Mr. Hilton Sandy - Secretary of Infrastructure and Public Utilities. Infrastructure, Property Management (Public Buildings, Furniture and Equipment), Mining, Quarries, Employment Training Programmes, Parks, Open Spaces and Hoardings, Highways and Roads, Licensing, Water Resources, Electrical Inspectorate and Self-help Programme.
Mr. William McKenzie - Member for Buccoo / Lambeau - Secretary of Community Development and Culture. Culture and the Arts, Tobago Festivals Commission, Archives and Museums.
Mr. Hughford McKenna - Member for Belle Garden / Goodwood - Secretary of Agriculture, Marine Affairs and the Environment. Agriculture, Food production, Plant and Animal Quarantine, Marketing, Abattoirs, Fisheries, Marine and National Parks, the Environment, Forestry and State Lands.
Mr. Michael Brizan - Assistant Secretary.
Mr. Neil Wilson - Secretary of Tourism, Transportation, Enterprise Development and Settlements. Tourism, Historic Sites and Buildings, Labour, Co-operatives, Consumer Affairs, Air and Sea Transport, Wharves and Airports and Housing and Settlements.
Other Assistant Secretary - Mr. Aldington Spencer
HOW OFTEN DOES THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEET?
The Executive Council meets once a week (every Monday).